Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 6% of the time at 8 am and 2 times in 5 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	PIT	1h 14m	76%	4.0%	1,431	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Pittsburgh on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → BOS 08:41DL 5698 · flown by Republic	3h 04m Boston	BOS 11:45 → PIT 13:40DL 5731 · flown by Republic	6h 41m	99%	87%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	1h 39m Charlotte	CLT 08:05 → PIT 09:30AA 2310	4h 30m	97%	86%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	1h 15m Atlanta	ATL 09:03 → PIT 10:45DL 1363	4h 44m	97%	85%
United Details →	DCA 08:25 → ORD 09:43UA 1061	2h 57m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → PIT 15:23UA 3432 · flown by Republic	6h 58m	99%	85%
Southwest Details →	DCA 06:00 → MCO 08:20WN 4580	1h 45m Orlando	MCO 10:05 → PIT 12:25WN 2684	6h 25m	98%	83%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → DTW 07:30DL 2869	2h 35m Detroit	DTW 10:05 → PIT 11:19DL 5754 · flown by Republic	5h 24m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	2h 09m Atlanta	ATL 11:00 → PIT 12:42DL 1345	5h 43m	98%	82%
Delta Details →	DCA 09:00 → ATL 10:52DL 455	3h 15m Atlanta	ATL 14:07 → PIT 15:50DL 1353	6h 49m	98%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DCA 15:10 → EWR 16:30UA 4560 · flown by GoJet	1h 05m Newark	EWR 17:35 → PIT 19:13UA 3447 · flown by Republic	4h 03m	68%	48%
United Details →	DCA 19:10 → ORD 20:32UA 1193	48m Chicago	ORD 21:20 → PIT 23:59UA 3464 · flown by Republic	4h 49m	38%	28%
American Details →	DCA 16:44 → RDU 18:11AA 5347 · flown by PSA	49m Raleigh/Durham	RDU 19:00 → PIT 20:28AA 4493 · flown by Republic	3h 44m	39%	24%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 1h 15m · leaves 06:00 3%

IAH · 1h 19m · leaves 08:20 6%

DTW · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 6%

Afternoon and evening

RDU · 49m · leaves 16:44 61%

ORD · 48m · leaves 19:10 62%

PHL · 52m · leaves 17:18 67%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 4360 DCA 08:25 → ORD United UA 3432 ORD 12:40 → PIT Connection details →	2h 40m	6h 58m	100%	88%
American AA 1605 DCA 06:55 → BOS Delta DL 5731 BOS 11:45 → PIT Connection details →	3h 11m	6h 45m	100%	87%
United UA 1793 DCA 06:30 → ORD American AA 4484 ORD 09:45 → PIT Connection details →	1h 59m	6h 02m	96%	85%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON